With the basics out of the way (and the last few chapters can be considered a basic reference for all you want to know to get spun up in the randomizer), your next step in your time learning the randomizer is getting comfortable with race concepts. We’ve covered what we can here but playing the randomizer and racing the randomizer are two different things. There is a lot of nuance to the randomizer that really only comes out when you get into racing situations against other players.
Thankfully we have you covered there as well. Since 2020, FFR has been running annual (and, for a time, bi-annual) training programs for our new players. Called the Duck Bootcamp (as we call our new players “ducklings”, since they’re learning the randomizer and getting ready to jump into the racing pond), these training seasons go through the current iteration of the randomizer and teach our new players all they need to know to play the game (and beat us in races). It’s six weeks, two classes a week, with videos recorded going over flag sets, along with races you can reference while you’re running the seeds.
If you’re interested in playing the game in a race setting, and not just for casual fun (and take it from us, there’s nothing wrong with casual randomizer fun) then the Duck Bootcamp is the next step in your learning process.
And then, once you’ve gone through the Bootcamp, you’ll be ready to race other ducks in our Duck Derby.